Obituary of Leah McDonald

Leah Alyson Hensley McDonald, age 41, of Walton, KY passed away on October 8, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, KY. Alyson was born on Feb. 5, 1973 to Gilbert Wayne Hensley and Nancy Loretta Yeager Hensley. She is survived by her daughter, Alexandra (Lexy) Lee McDonald, her fiance', Christopher Crabb, and her parents, Gilbert Hensley and Loretta Yeager Hensley. She is also survived by one brother Michael and wife Toni Hensley, a niece, Gracie Rose Hensley, and a nephew, Gavin Michael Hensley. Her son, Michael Taylor McDonald, her maternal grandparents, Virgil and Alice (Townsley) Yeager, and paternal grandparents, Keith and Edith (Bruner) Hensley preceded her in death. Alyson's greatest joy was being Lexy's mother. Her extended family was Nicholson Christian Church. Visitation will be Saturday, October 11, 2014, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence, KY. There will also be a visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Hopper Funeral Home in Barbourville, with funeral services beginning at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Larry Travis will be officiating. Burial will be at Lynn Camp Cemetery in Gray, KY. Memorials in lieu of flowers, may be made to Nicholson Christian Church, 1970 Walton-Nicholson Pike, Independence, KY 41051.